Sensing system having a re-modularized sensing device and initialization method using the same

Abstract

A re-modularized sensing device is disclosed, which is especially for a sensing system having a power unit, a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a transceiver unit is disclosed. The power unit provides electricity for the modularized sensing device. The sensing unit derives at least one environmental data. The processing unit has a sensing device processing application program for calculating the environmental data and generating a first outcome. The transceiver unit transfers the first outcome and a first signal to the host. And one or more modules are formed by the sensing unit, the processing unit, and the power unit, and each module is individually removable and replaceable. And an initialization method of the sensing system using the re-modularized sensing device is also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sensing system having a re-modularized sensing device, comprising.
 a host;   a re-modularized sensing device comprising:
 a power unit providing electricity for the modularized sensing device; 
 a sensing unit deriving at least one environmental data; 
 a processing unit having a sensing device processing application program for calculating the environmental data and generating a first outcome; and 
 a transceiver unit transferring the first outcome and a first signal to the host, 
 wherein each sensing unit, processing unit, transceiver unit, and power unit has an ID, the sensing unit, processing unit, transceiver unit, and power unit are assembled into one or more modules, and each module is individually removable and replaceable. 
   
     
     
         2 . The sensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the modules has at least one connector, and the connectors of two modules form electrical and mechanical connections therebetween when the two modules are assembled. 
     
     
         3 . The sensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first signal comprises information of the ID of the sensing unit. 
     
     
         4 . The sensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the host further comprises:
 a host database storing at least one host application program and sensing device processing application program corresponding to the ID; and   a host temporary table storing an address of each ID in the host data base.   
     
     
         5 . The sensing system according to  claim 4 , wherein the re-modularized sensing device preliminarily calculates the environmental data by using the sensing device processing application program, and the host calculates the first outcome by using the host application program. 
     
     
         6 . The sensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein each module has at least one connector, the re-modularized sensing device further comprises a device cover, the device cover comprises a plurality of slots, and each module is installed into the device cover by connecting the connectors with the slots. 
     
     
         7 . A sensing system using a re-modularized sensing device, comprising:
 a remote server;   a host communicating with the remote server;   a re-modularized sensing device comprising:
 a power unit providing electricity for the modularized sensing device; 
 a sensing unit deriving at least one environmental data; 
 a processing unit having a sensing device processing application program for calculating the environmental data and generating a first outcome; and 
 a transceiver unit transferring the first outcome and a first signal to the host, 
 wherein each sensing unit, processing unit, transceiver unit, and power unit has and ID, the sensing unit, processing unit, transceiver unit, and power unit are assembled into one or more modules, and each module is individually removable and replaceable. 
   
     
     
         8 . The sensing system according to  claim 7 , wherein each of the modules has at least one connector, and the connectors of two modules form electrical and mechanical connections therebetween when the two modules are assembled. 
     
     
         9 . The sensing system according to  claim 7 , wherein the first signal comprises information of the ID of the sensing unit. 
     
     
         10 . The sensing system according to  claim 7 , wherein the host further comprises:
 a host database storing at least one host application program and sensing device processing application program corresponding to the ID; and   a host temporary table storing an address of each ID in the host database.   
     
     
         11 . The sensing system according to  claim 10 , wherein the re-modularized sensing device preliminarily calculates the environmental data by using the sensing device processing application program, and the host calculates the first outcome by the host application program. 
     
     
         12 . The sensing system according to  claim 7 , wherein the remote server further comprises:
 an ID decoder decoding the ID transferred from the host; and   a remote server database storing at least one host application program and sensing device processing application program corresponding to the ID.   
     
     
         13 . The sensing system according to  claim 12 , wherein the remote server further comprises a remote server temporary table storing an address of each ID in the remote server database. 
     
     
         14 . The sensing system according to  claim 7 , wherein each module has at least one connector, the re-modularized sensing device further comprises a device cover, the device cover comprises a plurality of slots, and each module is installed into the device cover by connecting the connectors with the slots. 
     
     
         15 . An initialization method of a sensing system using a re-modularized sensing device, comprising:
 checking whether a sensing unit is supported by the re-modularized sensing device;   establishing a connection between the re-modularized sensing device and a host when the sensing unit is not supported by the re-modularized sensing device;   transferring an ID of the sensing unit to the host from the re-modularized sensing device;   checking whether the ID exists in a host temporary table of the host;   downloading data from a host database of the host to update a sensing device processing application program if the ID exists in the host temporary table;   checking whether a host application program of the host needs to be updated;   downloading data from the host database of the host to update the host application program if the host application program needs to be updated.   
     
     
         16 . The initialization method according to  claim 15 , wherein if the host application program of the host does not need to be updated, the host will display that the initialization is completed. 
     
     
         17 . The initialization method according to  claim 15 , further comprising:
 checking whether a remote server exists; and   transferring data indicating that the ID is unsupported to the host and displaying by the host that the re-modularized sensing device is unsupported if the remote server does not exist.   
     
     
         18 . The initialization method according to  claim 17 , if the remote server exists, the method further comprises:
 transferring the ID to the remote server by the host;   decoding the ID by a decoder of the remote server;   checking whether the ID is supported by a remote server database of the remote server;   downloading the sensing device processing application program and the host application program corresponding to the ID from the remote server database of the remote server to the host if the ID is supported by the remote server database; and   updating the sensing device processing application program of the re-modularized sensing device and the host application program of the host.   
     
     
         19 . The initialization method according to  claim 18 , if the remote server database of the remote server does not support the ID, transferring data to the host, and displaying by the host that the re-modularized sensing device is unsupported, and completing the initialization.